Leather Bound Sets from Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA

London, Paris & Melbourne: Cassell & Co. circa 1898. 4to. Eight volumes. Half maroon morocco over grained cloth boards, with gilt ruling and lettering to spine and boards; a.e.g.; marbled endpapers. Slight rubbing to bindings and wear to corners of volumes 1, 2, 5, 6 and 8. Smell of camphor mothballs as this set came from a house in South… Ler mais sobre este item

London: T. Cadell 1821. 8vo. 10 volumes. Full light brown calf; gilt border to boards; gilt decoration and lettering to spine; marbled endpapers. Slight loss to surface leather of a few volumes and to the labels of volumes 4 and 5. Gift inscription to a Sarah Baker in 1826, otherwise quite clean internally. Fold-out maps of South America, Central America,… Ler mais sobre este item

London: J. M. Dent & Company 1892. Small 8vo.Illustrated. 10 volumes. Mixed 1st and 2nd printing. Green calf spines with gilt lettering and decoration over original green cloth boards. With illustrations throughought by William C. Cooke. Edgewear to the boards and some bruising to the corners. Leaves a little darkened but clean. Includes Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Emma,… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Heron Books N.d. [c. 1960's]. Small 8vo. In 4 volumes complete. DeLuxe edition. Publisher's full brown leather with gilt decoration & lettering to front boards & spines. All edges gilt. Silk endpapers. Slight scratch to rear board of first volume, otherwise clean and bright. Internally clean. . Near Fine. Full Leather. 1960.

New York: Knickerbocker Leather & Novelty Co. N.d. [c. 1910's]. 32mo. In 24 volumes complete in its uncommon original box. Publisher's full limp morocco in assorted colours and grains; gilt lettering and devices to boards and spines, red edges and marbled endpapers. Small format with each volume measuring 5.5cm x 8cm. Wear to joints and edges of box. Slight fading… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Robert Riviere and Son N.d. [c. 1920]. 12mo. Six works in five volumes. Later brown half calf over marbled boards, published by Riviere. Raised bands to spines with gilt decoration & lettering; green and red morocco title labels; top edge gilt. Clean boards, marbled endpapers. No ownership marks and all internally clean. 18 cms tall. . Fine. Half Calf.… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Macmillan 1912-1938. 8vo. 35 volumes (complete). Full maroon calf with gilt decorations to spines and front covers. All edges of the earliest volume Wee Willie Winkie gilt; Top edges gilt on all other volumes. With red ribbon bookmarks to each of the volumes. Illustrations throughout a number of the volumes, inc. The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book,… Ler mais sobre este item

London: T.Caddell, Jun and W. Davies 1801. 8vo. Four volumes. viii, 389 pp.; xxiv, 467 pp.; xvi, 431 pp.; xxiv, 415 pp. Later reback. Full leather with raised bands, red and green leather title labels and gilt lettering and devices to spines. Gilt borders to boards. Significant wear to boards and edges, with an area of loss at top of… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Longmans, Green, and Co. 1875, 1870, 1871. 8vo. 10 volumes. Half light brown calf over marbled boards, with raised bands, red and green title labels, gilt lettering and decoration to spines; marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. Rubbing to bottom edges of boards and a few minor scratches and marks to leather, occasional slight rubbing to boards. Bookplates to front… Ler mais sobre este item

Dublin: James Duffy & Sons 1878. Small 8vo. 10 volumes. Half brown calf over dark brown boards with raised bands, black title labels and gilt borders and lettering to spine; all edges speckled red. Marks and scratches to bindings. Light spotting throughout some volumes but generally quite internally clean. Occasional black & white illustrations. A nice library set. Bindings 18.5… Ler mais sobre este item

Cambridge: Martin Secker (1930). Small 8vo. 7 volumes. 1930. Recently bound in a half dark blue morocco, with cloth boards, and gilt lettering on the spine. Top edge blue. . Fine. Half Morocco. 1930.

London: Cassell & Co. 1948 - 1954. 8vo. 6 Volumes. All First Editions. Bound in a recent half dark green morocco and red title label, raised bands, gilt decorated spine with rampant lion design. Top edge gilt. Fine. A very attractive set of Churchill's classic work. . Fine. Half Morocco. First Editions. 1948.

London and Edinburgh: Williams and Norgate 1884 to 1890. 8vo.Magazine / Journal. 7 volumes. Black half calf with grey cloth boards and gilt lettered spine. Slight marks to the boards and wear to the extremities, with slight fraying to some corners and to the head of volume 7. Slight wear to the some of the hinges but binding otherwise firm.… Ler mais sobre este item

Melbourne: Authority : Robert S. Brain 1890. Small 4to.Presentation Copy. 7 volumes. Full red morocco with gilt decoration and lettering to boards and spine, with the presentation inscription to the front boards of each volume from the Parliament of Victoria. Marbled endpapers, gilt turn ins and all edges gilt. Markings and rubbing to the bindings. Some water damage to boards… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans 1841. Small 8vo. 4 volumes. Full gilt decorated maroon morocco bindings. All edges gilt and ribbon bookmarks in each. Some minor wear around edges, but all in lovely condition. Otherwise clean internally. Ink ownership inscription by Olivia Montague of Chillingham Castle in each, dated 1846, along with Chillingham Castle bookplates. Olivia Montagu was… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Bickers and Son 1879. Large 8vo. Four Volumes. Riviere tree calf binding with gilt borders and turn ins, lettering and decoration to spine. Marbled endpapers and top edge gilt. Edited by Plates throughout each volume. Fold out 'Pedigree of the Evelyn Family Splitting to hinges, chipping to head and tails of spines and browning to edges. Overall set in… Ler mais sobre este item

Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons [circa. 1890's]. 8vo. Seven volumes complete (eight volumes bound as seven). Red half calf binding with marbled boards. Gilt decorated spine with black title labels and all edges marbled. Minor rubbing to the spine and slight marks to some volumes. There some damage to the front corner of Daniel Deronda. Owner's name in… Ler mais sobre este item

London: George Routledge & Sons 1869. 8vo. 8 volumes. Full red morocco. All edges gilt and gilt rolls to edge. Gilt lettering on spine and blind lines. Books very good condition save some minor marks on the boards and spines and a small amount of damage to the rear board of volume 5. Some foxing to end pages of all… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans 1840 - 1941. Small 8vo. 10 volumes bound in a full dark green morocco by Hatchards, with all edges gilt and gilt clover decorations to the turn-ins. Slight sunning to the spines which have sunned to a lovely uniform olive colour. Boards generally fresh and bright with minor marks to volumes 1, 4… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Chapman and Hall, Limited 1889 - 1903. 8vo. In 20 volumes. Includes two triple-decker first editions. Other volumes are early reprints. Uniformly bound in dark blue half morocco over blue cloth. Raised bands to spines with gilt lettering. Top edges gilt. Bound by Riviere. Attractive bookplate to front pastedowns. All volumes in fresh and clean condition. An attractive set.… Ler mais sobre este item